| | | From the director of Halloween and Vampires.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Surround Sound, English, Korean, Subtitled, Spanish, Dubbed & Subtitled
She was born in Detroit... on an automobile assembly line. But she is no ordinary automobile. Deep within her chassis lives an unholy presence. She is Christine -- a red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury whose unique standard equipment includes an evil, indestructible vengeance that will destroy anyone in her way. She seduces 17-year-old Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) who becomes consumed with passion for her sleek rounded chrome-laden body. She demands his complete and unquestioned devotion and when outsiders seek to interfere, they become the victims of Christine's horrifying wrath. John Carpenter brings Stephen King's best selling novel to life in this chilling thriller.
"An exceptional moment in Carpenter's career..." Video Watchdog
"Carpenter's best since Halloween." Time Magazine
Editor's Note
Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, CHRISTINE is a dark and violent film about the dangers of obsession. When a unpopular young man, Arnie (Keith Gordon), buys a vintage car to restore, it changes his life completely. The more he works on the car, which he names Christine, the more his personality changes. He becomes moody and dark, spending more and more time with the car and less and less with his friends. The friends become concerned as Arnie's passion for the automobile turns to extreme, and he becomes unstable. But the car has powers over the young man, and takes on a life of its own, becoming as obsessed with its new owner as he is of it. Their devotion to one another quickly becomes violent, and separating Arnie from the car is a deadly task for his friends. With CHRISTINE, director John Carpenter delivers a faithful adaptation of the book by Stephen King. One master of horror adapting another's work seems ideal, and the results are as powerful as expected. With Carpenter's ability to make the supernatural seem plausible, even commonplace, the film excels in evoking plenty of scares and nail biting from the audience.
Plot Summary
After a student purchases a 1958 Plymouth Fury, he discovers that the car possesses a number of unique features. Deep within it, the boy discovers, there lives an unholy presence. Director John Carpenter's film is based on Stephen King's bestseller.
| Features | Portuguese Audio | | Scene Access | | English Dolby Surround | | Spanish Audio | | Thai Subtitles | | Portuguese Subtitles | | Interactive Menus | | Spanish Subtitles | | Chinese Subtitles | | Korean Subtitles | | Dolby 2-Channel | | Talent & Filmographies | | English Subtitles |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 8/7/2001 |
| Running Time: 111 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1983 | | Catalog ID: 01619 | | UPC: 00043396016194 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, Portuguese Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai, Chinese | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1/4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "She's beautiful, isn't she? I love her. And she loves me."----Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon), about Christine, his car |
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| | Professional Reviews | Sight and Sound
"...The film is made with spectacular efficiency....CHRISTINE turns out to be full of Carpenter landmarks..." 03/01/1984 p.150Variety
"...[The] flashy auto dominates everything, its jealousy is effectively, and sometimes humorously conveyed....Technically, the film is outstanding..." 12/07/1983 Uncut
"Herbie Goes Satanic in John Carpenter's adaptation of Stephen King's tale....The car's the star..." 04/01/2005 p.141 |
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